11.12.2008

Drip Irrigation At Ebenezer

Apprentices taking a break between installing the drip kits

What Is Drip Irrigation?

v Drip irrigation is a slow application of water, nutrients and chemical directly to the plant root area or root zone.v It can be controlled to maximum and minimum use of water.v Soil moisture can be optimized by controlling the area and rate at which water is applied.v Water drips through an emitter or micro-tubes in slow regular and controlled manner.

Why Drip Irrigation at Ebenezer?v Water savingv Labour saving as it gives the apprentices an opportunity to catch up with other chores instead of watering each plant with a hosepipe.v Time management: The apprentices can work on their records, put mulch in their fields and so on while their crop is being watered.